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TRUCK BODY Filed Jan. 28, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 8 .Mf. Zm/b/r/f Z4 Attorneys Patented July 27, 1937 UNITED STATES PAT E T OFFICE,

TRUCK BODY Marche Paul Zimicki, Strawn, Tex.

Application January 28, 1937, Serial No. 122,862

2 Claims. (01. 214-85) This invention relates to what is believed to be is supported by wheels I. The chassis is shown a new and novel all-metal vehicle or truck body to advantage in Figure 3 and is indicated as comof a type aptly fitted for accommodating and prising a pair of spaced parallel channel irons transporting crated bottled goods, such as soft forming the sole support for the cage-like rack- 5 drinks and the like. ing crate-accommodation body. 5

Needless to say, I am sufficiently conversant In order to successfully visualize the body conwith the prior state of the art and the trade in struction, it is well to assume that it comprises a general to appreciate open-work, rack-type substantially rectangular, open-work frame which bodies are not broadly new in crate carrying surrounds or which is provided within itself with '10 trucks. It follows, therefore, that, after due dethe various crate-racking tracks. More specifil0 liberation and consideration, I have discovered cally, however, the lower horizontal frame unit the need for a specifically new type body strucin the frame structure is denoted by the numeral ture, and in reducing the idea to practice, I have 8. Rising from the corners of this are vertical perfected an ingenious adaptation of features not uprights or posts 9 of which there are four in only aptly fitted forthe purposes intended, but number. Surrounding the upper ends of the 15 decidedly efficient in expediting the handling of posts 9 is a rimming frame I0 which forms the crated bottled goods with requisite expedition. top frame unit, and this includes longitudinal 'It follows, therefore, that my primary aim is to metal strips H and transverse or end members generally improve upon known structures by pro- 12. The numerals I3 indicate auxiliary support- 2 viding an arrangement characterized by appreing posts or struts, and the numerals l4 repreciable structural refinements and improvements sent suitable diagonal braces. This framework calculated to permit the desired results to be also includes intermediate horizontal strips l5-and more successfully and reliably accomplished. It, these being spaced apart the requisite dis- Briefly, the preferred embodiment of the intances to allow the bottle-filled crates (not shown vention relies for novelty and distinctiveness on to be inserted and removed in an obvious manner.

the adoptionand use-of an open-work, cage-1ike The frame means further includes additional main frame having supported within its limits a accessories not necessarily essential to the real plurality of crate-accommodating and racking novelty to be hereinafter described. It is advisatracks, the tracks being assembled in superposed ble, however, to point out that on the top of the order so that the crates may be arranged in vercage-like frame is an advertising name panel ll,

tical tiers, and said adjacent superposed groups this being centrally supported in place by approof tracks being alternately inclined to slidably priate members l8. Then, too, the rear end poraccommodate the crates so that the tracks in tion of the frame structure is inclined rearwardly effect are confining chutes. and downwardly, as indicated at l9, and is prop- Other features and advantages will become erly paneled to provide advertising space. More- 35 more readily apparent from the following deover, the portions of the frame overlying the scription and drawings. wheels I are provided with wheel guards 2B of In the drawings, wherein like numerals are emappropriate construction. Then, too, it is opployed to designate like parts throughout the tional in some instances to provide the lower same: overhanging portions of the frame with closing 40 Figure 1 is a side elevatio-nal view of a crateplates or shields 2!, as shown in Figure 3. In accommodation truck body constructed in accordother words, the portions of the frame which ance with the principles of the present invention. extend outwardly beyond the channel irons 6,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1. and especially those portions within the vicinity Figure Bis an enlarged transverse vertical secor the rotating wheels, may be provided with 5 tional view taken approximately on the plane of these closing plates 20 to serve as mud shields. the line 3-3 of Figure 1. It is evident, however, that the entire frame unit Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of one of may be left completely open, with the exception the track-forming angle irons showing a modiof the wheel guards 20.

fication wherein the same is provided with an The essence of the invention resides in the 50 anti-friction roller. track assemblies confined within the limits of Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5of Figsaid cage-like frame structure. The arangeuree. ment may be visualized as comprising a series of In the drawings, in Figure 1, the chassis of vertical, longitudinally disposed crate racks, each the Vehicle is denoted by the numeral 6. This rack allowing the crates to be stacked vertically 55 in tiers. One racking tier adjacent the cab of the vehicle is indicated at A, and the next adjacent one at B. The same principle of construction described in connection with these two is reproduced alternately throughout the remainder of the frame structure. That is to say, in the socalled tier A I provide a plurality of superposed inclined tracks, the same being differentiated in vertical order by the numerals 2!, 22, and 23. Each track is composed of a pair of spaced parallel angle irons 24, and the entire series of tracks 2! to 23 are disposed in parallelism one above the other, each track being downwardly inclined for example from left to right in Figure 3. The track group comprised in the next ad- J'acent tier B embodies complemental superposed tracks which may be distinguished by the numerals 25, 26, and 27. Here, again, the respective tracks are composed of spaced parallel angle irons which for convenience are differentiated by the numerals 28. It will observed that the angle irons 23 slant in a direction opposite to the angle irons 2'3 and intersect said irons 24 at about the center of the structure. In both instances the angle irons 24 and 23 have their outer ends closed by the straps or metal strips 55-4 5 forming complemental parts of the surrounding cage. It is evident, therefore, that a battery of crates may be racked in the tier A or in the tier B on the respective tracks contained therein. The inclination of the tracks in opposite directions facilitates gravitation of the crates to the extent that said tracks are in effect inclined racking chutes. To facilitate loading the various angle irons may be apertured at longitudinally spaced points, as indicated at 29 in Figures 4 and 5. Then a'roller 30 may be projected in through the opening, the roller being supported on an appropriate bracket 3|. These rollers facilitate sliding the crates from the upper ends of the respective chutes or tracks down to the opposite lower ends. Consequently, the crates are placed in at the upper ends and removed at the lower ends. It is further obvious that when removing one crate at the lower point of elevation, for example, the next succeeding crate behind it goes down and takes its place. By thus putting the crates in at the upper ends and removing them at the opposite ends, the task of handling the same is materially reduced. This accessibility and expedition is, therefore, the cardinal factor of the unique track or chute arrangement.

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawings will enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had. Therefore, a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

I claim:

1. A truck body comprising an open work frame forming a longitudinally extending row of transversely extending compartments, superimposed inclined tracks in each compartment extending from one side to the other side of the frame, the tracks of alternate compartments sloping in one direction and the tracks of the other compartments sloping in an opposite direction and longitudinally extending strips at the sides of the frame extending across the ends of the tracks and projecting above the tracks.

2. A truck body comprising an open work frame forming a longitudinally extending row of transversely extending compartments, superimposed inclined tracks in each compartment extending from one side to the other side of the frame, the tracks of alternate compartments sloping in one direction and the tracks of the other compartments sloping in an opposite direction and longitudinally extending strips at the sides of the frame extending across the ends of the tracks and projecting above the tracks, each track comprising a pair of angle iron rails having openings in the horizontal flanges and wheels carried by said flanges and projecting through the openings.

MARCHE PAUL ZIMICKI. 

